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layoutshooter

layoutshooter

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Retired Expediter
Here is my RANT for the day. It is in the form of a sign I wish I could put up inside my cargo box.


ATTENTION!!!​

IF you are unable to read, write or understand Standard American English the owners/drivers of this truck cannot be held responsible for you injury or death.

Thank you.

IF you are not in the country on some sort of LEGAL STATUS, LEAVE at once.

Thank you.

Have a nice day.



There, I feel better now.
 
greg334

greg334

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I would like you to do that Layout and see how fast FedEx has you coming in to remove your signs and qualcomm.
 
layoutshooter

layoutshooter

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greg334 said:
I would like you to do that Layout and see how fast FedEx has you coming in to remove your signs and qualcomm.
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I said the I WISH I could do it!! Maybe you need new glasses?

There is really NO excuse for people to be dangerous. If you cannot speak the language, DON'T WORK WHERE IT CAN GET YOU HURT STUPID!

I was born here, I am NOT required to adapt to those who either cannot or will not learn speak the language spoken here.

There NEEDS to be ONE language for business and all official functions. Other than that, rattle on in what every language you like.
 
greg334

greg334

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I would like to add, maybe we need to require some drivers to speak better.

I mean I was at one place picking up a load last night and the driver who was behind me could not speak worth a d*mn, the guy from Mexico at the pickup window spoke clearer English than he did.
 
witness23

witness23

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4. Ranting is prohibited.
A rant is a post which is long-winded, redundant and filled with angry, non-constructive comments. A free exchange of information is essential to building a strong sense of community and helpful in the development of ideas, but rants are
disruptive and incite flaming and trolling. Please post your thoughts in a concise, clear manner and avoid going off on rambling tangents.
 
Brisco

Brisco

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witness23 said:
4. Ranting is prohibited.
A rant is a post which is long-winded, redundant and filled with angry, non-constructive comments. A free exchange of information is essential to building a strong sense of community and helpful in the development of ideas, but rants are
disruptive and incite flaming and trolling. Please post your thoughts in a concise, clear manner and avoid going off on rambling tangents.
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......and you're still a member here???

The Hypcrosy....The Double Standards......Agghhh......... :D :p :D
 
LisaLouHoo

LisaLouHoo

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Eagle Pass, TX. Never before have I felt like a foreigner in my own country, not even in Laredo. At Wallyworld, every employee actively working was speaking Spanish to one another. At the checkout, the Mexican cashier and I made small talk in English...then she proceeded to count my change back to me in Spanish. I don't know what it was about my fluent English, light brown hair, beige complexion and green eyes that made her think I could speak Spanish...wouldn't matter, she is on the American side of the Rio Grande where English is the official language. I did say aloud "You have GOT to be (expletive deleted) kidding me!" As I walked away. Of course registering my complaint with WalMart did nothing but get it off my chest.

"Bruises fade and bones will mend-but a psyche can be ruined FOREVER" : LisaLouHoo, c. 2008
 
LisaLouHoo

LisaLouHoo

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Okay then: the primary, customary, recognized language that this country teaches as first dialect in schools, uses to conduct business, and utilizes during citizenship inauguration ceremonies. That language.


"Bruises fade and bones will mend-but a psyche can be ruined FOREVER" : LisaLouHoo, c. 2008
 
Turtle

Turtle

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Number of languages spoken in the U.S.: 337
Those languages indigenous to the U.S: 176
Those that are immigrant languages: 149
There are 14 million households in the United States where English is not the primary language.

While English is spoken by the vast majority of the population and serves as the de facto official language in which government business is carried out, English is, nevertheless, an immigrant language, inherited by British colonization.

If you go to Wallyworld in Maine, New Hampshire or Louisiana, you are just as likely to have your change counted back to you in French as you are English. In the Upper Peninsula town of Han****, MI they have dual English-Finnish street signs and Finnish is widely spoken there. Also in the UP there is a language called Yooper. Good luck with that. It's an amalgamation of five different languages, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, and Finnish. There are places in New Jersey and New York where you are more likely to be addressed in Italian than English.

Until 1836, Texas was Mexico. Between 1836 and 1845 Texas was its own country.
 
layoutshooter

layoutshooter

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No one is suggesting that people should not be allowed to speak any language that they wish. We are suggesting that there be one official language for business, private and government. It is safer, costs less, and helps minimize problems. It is practical.
 
OntarioVanMan

OntarioVanMan

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Owner/Operator
Joe....

Official bilingualism in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


read down to education part....confused? I'd say...

In 2009

A new report conducted by the Fraser Institute finds that Canada is spending up to $1.8 billion annually to conform with Canada’s federal bilingual mandates. The study estimated the cost of government services in French at $55 per Canadian per year.

If that figure was applied to the U.S. population of 306 million, the cost of similar government mandated bilingualism could approach $19 billion annually. The complete study is available for free download on the Fraser Institute website.
Since the inception of Canada’s Official Languages Act in 1968, official bilingualism is estimated to have cost Canadians approximately $60 billion. Today, the cost of translating federal government documents and operating various programs, such as French language training for federal public servants, is estimated to be some $4 billion annually. And these figures do not take into account the cost of publishing bilingual documents and providing bilingual services at the provincial and municipal levels, or similar costs incurred by private enterprises.
While these statistics periodically provoke intense debate in Canada on whether this is money well spent, the fact is that this country’s bilingualism requirements have been a boon to at least one group of people employed in the communications field: French-language translators.
 
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layoutshooter

layoutshooter

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OntarioVanMan said:
Exactly...The costs to companies increase...just in lapeling and shipping.....lets see these boxes have french /english and them have English only...gotta keep em separate...
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Not to mention the increased risk of accident. How many languages should be on street signs in the US? Over 330? Just two, Which two?
 
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